Abstract and Position Paper

 

Course outcomes addressed in this Assignment:

 

Discuss the role of health policy and organizational structure on quality improvement within health care environments.

 

Policy Change regarding full scope of Practice for Nurse Practitioners at a Federal level.

 

 

 

Directions:

 

For this Assignment, Abstract and Position Paper, you will search for a scholarly journal to publish to. You will follow your selected journal’s guidelines American Journal of Nursing for creating a position paper, except that your word count (for the body section of your paper, which excludes the abstract, title page, and references sections) will be 1200-1800 words. You will write an abstract for your paper as if it were going to be published. (The abstract is not the type of abstract you would submit in a paper but one you would write if submitting a paper for publication.) If your selected journal has guidelines for the abstract, follow those guidelines.

 

You must support your work with at least eight scholarly peer reviewed articles. You must also link to the journal’s publishing guidelines, at the bottom of your paper. If there is no link, include a copy of the publishing guidelines in an Appendix to your paper.

 

You will write your position paper on your chosen policy change as if you were writing for your chosen journal. Your paper must include the following topics:

 

• Abstract per instructions
• Current situation necessitating the change
• The proposed policy change
• Agenda setting
• A model or theory that can be used to bring about the change
• Design strategies
• Implementation strategies
• Evaluation strategies
• Conclusion

 

This Assignment presents a great opportunity for you to hone your writing skills and collaborate on working on an article for publication. You do not have to actually publish the article, but you may want to continue working with your group and your instructor to do so.

 

To view the Grading Rubric for this Assignment, please visit the Grading Rubrics section of the Course Home.

 

Assignment Requirements:

 

Before finalizing your work, you should:

 

• be sure to read the Assignment description carefully (as displayed above);
• consult the Grading Rubric (under the Course Home) to make sure you have included everything necessary; and
• utilize spelling and grammar check to minimize errors.

 

Your writing Assignment should:

 

• follow the conventions of Standard American English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.);
• be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful;

1. Describe the elements of effective risk communication. Discuss one example of a risk that the general public tends to over- or underestimate. How might the elements of risk communication be used to give a clearer picture of the true risk in your example?

Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

 

2. What is the hazard quotient, and at what stage of the risk assessment process is it used? Discuss the three possible levels of the hazard quotient and how the hazard is evaluated if a mixture of chemical exposures is being assessed.

Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

 

3. Differentiate between the roles of risk managers and risk assessors according to the EPA’s Guidance for Risk Characterization.

Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least your required reading as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be

Unit IV Research Paper

 

 

Research two companies in the Fortune 500 that offer partner benefits. Compare and contrast the companies as you answer the following questions:

 

How do the requirements for coverage for domestic partners, such as length of the relationship compare with requirements for benefits of married couples?

 

Do companies usually require a waiting period after dissolution of a marriage (divorce) before a new spouse can become eligible for benefits?

 

What factors, such as legislation, may influence the inclusion of these stipulations?

 

Can any of the terms you defined above be applied to either company based on other information you learned about them? Why, or why not?

 

Use the following terms in your discussion and include appropriate examples for each one:

 

Glass walls

 

Sticky floor

 

Glass escalator

 

Write a minimum three-page paper using APA formatting, and include in-text citations and reference page.

 

Assignment One

 

A typically developing 10-year-old becomes trapped, unable to move, in an inaccessible location. It takes rescuers over 10 hours to find and rescue the child from the location.

 

 

 

1) Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment:

 

a) This assignment uses a grading rubric .

 

b) Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

 

c) You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center. Only Word documents can be submitted to Turnitin.

 

2) Include the following in your paper:

 

a) Discuss how the child cognitively and emotionally responds during the confinement

 

i) from Piaget’s sensorimotor perspective

 

ii) from Erickson’s psychosocial perspective

 

b) Discuss how this experience may affect the child as he/she ages through childhood and into adulthood.

 

 

Assignment Two

 

Details:

 

For this portion of the assignment, you will write a Mini Research Prospectus of 1,600-2,150 words in length using the Purpose Statement approved by your instructor in Part 1 of this assignment.

 

 

 

1) Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment:

 

a) This assignment uses a grading rubric that can be viewed at the assignment’s drop box.

 

b) Use your approved Purpose Statement from Mini Research Prospectus Part 1. In its final form for inclusion in this part of the assignment, the statement should be 100-150 words in length.

 

c) Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

 

d) You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the

directions in the Student Success Center. Only Word documents can be submitted to Turnitin.

 

2) Perform the following tasks to complete the assignment:

 

a) Write a concise review of literature of 750-1,000 words that accomplishes the following:

 

i) Identifies the main contributors to and the key theories in the research topic.

 

ii) Critically examines the quality of prior research as well as the existing empirical issues, theoretical issues, and conflicts.

 

iii) Critically examines the methods used to investigate the problem of interest and analyzes the differences in methodologies that may have contributed to varied research results.

 

iv) Develops the research question and guides the selection of the method.

 

 

 

b) Write 750-1,000 words that describe the method you will use and that detail the steps you will take to answer your research question. This section must accomplish the following:

 

i) Presents the design of the study and justify the use of a specific research method.

 

ii) Describes and justifies how the data is to be collected, including the

 

(1) Population (subjects) to be studied.

 

(2) Data collection instruments to be used.

 

(3) Data collection plan to be employed, which specifies the conditions under which data are to be collected.

 

(4) Specific activities to be conducted that are intended to reduce bias and increase validity.

 

iii) Specifies the intended data analysis procedures and analytic tools to be used.

 

1. Research Question: “Multilevel marketing: A legitimate business or just one of those pyramid scheme”

 

Statement of Purpose: The purpose of this study is to identify the unethical practices involved in the multi-level marketing business and provide a clear understanding on how to choose the right company when opting for a career in this field.

 

Logic:Many educators simply want students to avoid the multi-level marketing because there have been a lot of unethical problems in this industry. Even if a multilevel marketing company is fulfilling its legal obligations, that does not mean all its practices are ethically correct even if company seems to be legalon the surface (Muncy, 2004).

 

Question under Investigation:Are multilevel marketing: A legitimate business or just one of those pyramid scheme?

 

Significant of the study: When job seeks inquire about multi-level marketing opportunities, they should be given the right advice as to how this industry operates and factors that legitimize companies in this industry. Common questions that should be asked or thought about are; how does the company generate revenue? Does the company provide clients or is it the duty of the employees to solicit clients? Potential candidates should ask how their position in the company contributes to the overall goal of the company. How much work needs to be done in their position to generate income? How much will the cost be to get involved with the company? Etc.

 

2. Research Question: “Effects of Failure on Subsequent Performance in Multi-level Marketing”

 

Statement of Purpose: The purpose of this study is to observe the positive and negative effects of employees’ performance within a multi-level marketing organization.

 

Logic:There may be a variety of reasons for failure such as unethical practices indoctrinate in multilevel marketingoperational structure; or conflict streaming from a combination of interpersonal relationships like mixing friendship with business. It is very important to recognize the causes of failure and adopt self-defining goals.

 

 Significant of the study: Education and guidance in multi-level marketing need to be provided to students seeking a career in this field. Students need to be aware of the unethical and illegal practices that exist in this industry and the differences between legitimate marketing opportunities and those that are illegitimate. Multilevel marketing is a huge, global industry. Estimates of worldwide sales are as high as ninety billion dollars annually (Dyer 2001). Failures mostly lead to underperformance, mitigating reasons of failure stems from many different sources within multi marketing industry.

 

References:

 

Dyer, W. Gibb (2001), “Network Marketing: An Effective Business Model for Family-Owned Businesses?” Family Business Review, 14 (2), 97.

 

Muncy James A.(2004), “Ethical Issues in Multilevel Marketing” “Marketing Education Review” vol.14

 

 

Write a paper in which you:

 

 

 

• Identify and discuss the tasks associated with the close-out of procurement contracts.
• Discuss the termination of contractual relationships and settlement of seller claims.
• Explain how to determine if all requirements of a procurement contract have been fulfilled by the buyer and the seller.
• Present a flowchart showing how to properly close-out a contract.
• Discuss how invoices that have not been submitted by vendors or that have been submitted by vendors but not yet paid should be handled.
• Identify any three of the questions listed in the “procurement management conformance” (Westland, 2007) checklist found on page 213 of the book “Project Management Life Cycle:  A Complete Step-by-Step Methodology for Initiating, Planning, Executing and Closing a Project Successfully” (2007) and reflect on the importance of asking these questions when closing procurement contracts and completing the project.

 

 

 

Support your paper with a minimum of five (5) external resources In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources, including older articles, may be included.

 

 

 

Length: 11-13 pages not including title and reference pages. The flowchart will count toward the 11-13 page requirement.

Applying Psychodynamic Theories

When thinking of classic Freudian techniques, what images come to mind? Perhaps the omniscient Freud smoking a pipe, sitting behind a client, passively taking notes– or a troubled client lying sprawled on a couch speaking about their sexuality or early experiences in dealing with aggression or angst.

Though many associate all psychodynamic theories with well-known images of Freudian psychoanalysis, the works of Jung, Adler, and other prominent psychodynamic theorists took strides to significantly depart from Freud’s theory of personality and counseling. Like humanistic theories, modern psychodynamic approaches place the counselor across from the client, actively engaging them in the counseling process. During this process however, counselors place much focus on the unconscious mind and past relationships of the client– a focus unique to psychodynamic theories.

In this Discussion, you continue to explore unique interventions and strategies derived from the psychodynamic theoretical approach. You then apply one theory, Psychoanalytic, Jungian Analytical, or Adlerian, to facilitate your interventions with Deidre.

Posting Directions: In the subject line of your post, use the following title format: “Title of Discussion: the theory you selected for this Discussion”. Your initial post must be at least 200 words in length.

Post by Day 3 a brief description of the psychoanalytic theory you selected. Then, based on this theoretical approach to describe two interventions you could employ with Deidre and explain why. Finally, explain how each of these interventions would help Deidre move toward her goals.

Respond by Day 5 to at least two of your colleagues using one or more of the following approaches:

• Share additional insights to help your colleagues apply their theories in a different way.
• Provide feedback on how your colleagues’ interventions would help the client move toward her